Reviewing National Healthcare Properties (NASDAQ:NHP) and Healthpeak Properties (NYSE:DOC)

National Healthcare Properties (NASDAQ:NHP) and Healthpeak Properties (NYSE:DOC) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Dividends

National Healthcare Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Healthpeak Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. National Healthcare Properties pays out -230.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Healthpeak Properties pays out 348.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Profitability

This table compares National Healthcare Properties and Healthpeak Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Healthcare Properties	-13.04%	-6.22%	-2.52%
Healthpeak Properties	8.24%	2.79%	1.17%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

93.6% of Healthpeak Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Healthpeak Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares National Healthcare Properties and Healthpeak Properties”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
National Healthcare Properties	$342.28 million	3.51	-$57.62 million	($0.13)	-126.85
Healthpeak Properties	$2.82 billion	5.19	$71.35 million	$0.35	60.67

Healthpeak Properties has higher revenue and earnings than National Healthcare Properties. National Healthcare Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Healthpeak Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for National Healthcare Properties and Healthpeak Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Healthcare Properties	1	5	6	0	2.42
Healthpeak Properties	0	14	4	0	2.22

National Healthcare Properties currently has a consensus price target of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.16%. Healthpeak Properties has a consensus price target of $21.66, indicating a potential upside of 1.98%. Given National Healthcare Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe National Healthcare Properties is more favorable than Healthpeak Properties.

Summary

Healthpeak Properties beats National Healthcare Properties on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About National Healthcare Properties

National Healthcare Properties Inc. is a self-managed real estate investment trust focused on acquiring, owning and investing in a diversified portfolio of healthcare real estate, with an emphasis on providing senior housing. National Healthcare Properties Inc. is based in NEW YORK.

About Healthpeak Properties

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) and S&P 500 company. Healthpeak owns, operates, and develops high-quality real estate for healthcare discovery and delivery.